What color is #827563?

#827563 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827563?

The RGB value is 130, 117, 99: 130 red, 117 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827563?

The complementary color is #637082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827563?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827563 color

#827563 rgb(130, 117, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827563 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.9% green and 38.8% blue (130, 117, 99).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#827563 color codes

HEX	`#827563`
RGB	`rgb(130, 117, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.94, 1.94, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.94, 11.93, 80.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.819, 18.37, 14.409)`
Decimal	`8549731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827563, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #827563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #827563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827563; }
.text { color: #827563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 117 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827563, #7f8263); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827563?: #827563 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827563?: The RGB value is 130, 117, 99: 130 red, 117 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827563?: The complementary color is #637082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827563?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.